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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. incapable of being explained or accounted for;
- Example: "inexplicable errors"
- Example: "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
[syn: inexplicable, incomprehensible]

2. difficult to understand;
- Example: "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
[syn: incomprehensible, uncomprehensible]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.
   incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr['e]hensible. See In-
   not, and Comprehensible.]
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   1. Not capable of being contained within limits.
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            An infinite and incomprehensible substance.
                                                  --Hooker.
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   2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond
      the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.
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            And all her numbered stars that seem to roll
            Spaces incomprehensible.              --Milton.
      -- In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness, n. --
      In*com`pre*hen"si*bly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incomprehensible
    adj 1: incapable of being explained or accounted for;
           "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the
           morning for inexplicable reasons" [syn: inexplicable,
           incomprehensible] [ant: explicable]
    2: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing
       about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
       [syn: incomprehensible, uncomprehensible] [ant:
       comprehendible, comprehensible]